Raj Thackeray's MNS rocked: Loyal aide quits, alleges 'poisonous injection' destroying party

• Santosh Nalawade, a staunch MNS loyalist and aide to Bala Nandgaonkar, has resigned from the party just before Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
• Nalawade accused senior MNS leaders of politically sacrificing loyal workers and destroying the party for selfish interests.
• He lamented that the 'banyan tree' (party) is being systematically killed by a 'poisonous injection' from within.
• Nalawade questioned why MNS isn't contesting seats in Marathi-dominated strongholds like Shivdi, Mahim, Worli, Kanjurmarg, and Bhandup.
• His departure is a significant blow to MNS, especially Bala Nandgaonkar, in the Shivdi constituency.

Why It Matters: MNS faces major pre-election blow as loyalist Santosh Nalawade quits, citing internal sabotage.